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Online community shares equity with members

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cambrian.jpgCambrian House, an online crowdsourcing community that enables members to collaborate around ideas and business, today proclaimed themselves as the first Web 2.0 company to be owned in part by its members.

Starting today all existing members, and anyone who joins Cambrian House from this point forward, will earn a share in the business. The more engaged they are as members, the more shares they will earn over time. Cambrian House measures participation with a Glory Point system. Points are awarded for a variety of actions such as editing a member profile, commenting on a member’s business idea, completing a task, or submitting code. Shares are awarded based on participation and can be cashed out at any time.

No other Web 2.0 company relying on user-generated content has financially rewarded their community for their time and efforts to this level.

“I’m really excited to be the first Web 2.0 community where all members share in the community’s growth,” said Michael J. Sikorsky, Cambrian House
CEO. “We value the time and effort members dedicate to Cambrian House and think they should feel like it’s their business too.”

(Editor’s disclosure: I am a member of Cambrian House. You should.)

Originally posted on April 16, 2007 @ 2:21 pm

Mobile web community now in Spanish language

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Spanish speaking mobile web users all over the world have a new place to meet wherever as the mobile web community itsmy.com launches its Spanish language site. Members of itsmy.com can create their own personal mobile homepage, blog, chat, and a host of other features.

“This is very exciting for Spanish native speakers: a sophisticated mobile web site to indulge their passion, communication, and this not only with words, but also with their latest pictures and videos directly uploaded from their mobile phone!”, says Juan José Mejías, Content Manager for Hispano-America at itsmy.com.

Originally posted on April 16, 2007 @ 1:19 pm

U.S. Army on the lookout for gamers

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The U.S. Army announced that it has signed an estimated $2 million sponsorship deal with the Global Gaming League website as a means to recruit candidates. The site’s demographic is right within target, 80 percent of which are 17-24 year old males.

Starting June, the Army will sponsor an area of the site that will feature 15 different games and compete in monthly Elite Forces tournament. The Global Gaming League attracts 9.2 million monthly visitors to its site.

“The consumer model for traditional media is changing,” explained Gary Bishop, who is charged with overseeing the Army’s marketing and advertising efforts. “We’re grappling with the challenge of how do we better use new media to tell the Army story. Online is probably the best way.”

“We’re taking the idea of military gaming and having the Army leverage an existing environment to find potential candidates for recruits,” added Reuben Hendell, CEO of MRM Worldwide, the organization that will create the new Army-themed portion of the website.

Originally posted on April 15, 2007 @ 10:00 pm

3 Tips For Protecting Yourself Against Hackers

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One of the scariest things that can happen to you digitally is to have your profiles, accounts, and sensitive information hacked. Not only is this an invasion of your privacy, but it can also have serious ramifications for your personal, professional, and financial life. Because of this, it’s wise to know what you can do to protect yourself and what best practices you should be following to safeguard your personal data.

To show you how this can be done, here are three tips for protecting yourself against hackers. 

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Originally posted on February 13, 2020 @ 2:48 am

How Podcasting Can Improve Your Blog’s Reach

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You’ve probably heard, at some point, that blogging has created massive opportunities for creative individuals. It offered an avenue for stating your opinions, and share your voice with others via digital means.

But once a blog was in place, the next level of challenge settled into your creative concerns: How do you reach more people? Because everyone is vying for limited attention, your blog has to be exceptional in all regards.

One way to convince those millions of potential readers on the web that your perspective is worthy of their time is to add a podcasting element to the mix. The podcast format allows people to listen (instead of just read) your blog … and a number of other opportunities become apparent once you’ve done a bit of research.

Make Sure You Understand Both Platforms First

Before you jump too far into podcasting, though, make sure you understand the basic frameworks of both blogging and podcasting. When you decided to create a blog, what general format did you use? WordPress, maybe, or Joomla? Or did you build your site totally from scratch?

Whatever your method, you should be sure that you understand that format fully so you’re not missing any opportunities for advancing your goals. The same goes for podcasting.

Do you intend to stream it somewhere? Are there any potential music copyright issues to be aware of? Address those questions first. [Read more…]

Originally posted on October 11, 2016 @ 1:29 am